Garment.



H. HOEHN.

GARMENT.

APPLICATION FILED 6.22.1916.

Patented July 10, 1917.

INVENTOR 1/ BY m ATTORNEY 'H. HOEHN.

GARMENT.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 22, 1916.

12mm J m 10, 1917.

2 SHEETS-SHEIET 2.

INVENTOR WITNESSES ATTORN EY HELENE HGEHN, OF WILLIAMSVILLE, NEW YORK.

GARMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July to, 191%.

. Application filed December 22, 1916. Serial No. 138,443.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HELENE HonriN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Williamsville, in the county of Erie and State of New York,have invented new and useful Improvements in Garments, of which g thefollowing is a specification.

The present invention relates to wearing apparel and is particularlydirected to womens outer garments. 4

In carrying out the invention it is my object to produce an outergarment for women such a dress which will conform itsell to the figureoi the wearer so that sloch garments of a determined length may be soldto various purchasers having i lil'l'erent bust, hip and waistn1CHSlIIOI'IlQIllES and wherein the said garment may, withoutalterations,

be arranged to properly fit the various models.

It is a further object oi the invention to produce a one-piece dresswherein the back thereof is provided with spaced plaits en'- tondingfrom the shoulder to below the hip lines,,prodncing a panel between theplaits and to provide a belt member comprising two independent sectionswhich cross themselves upon the inner side and at the center of thepanel, the ends of the said members being connected to o adjacent to therespwtivc plaits, means being also provided for connecting the ends ofthe belt members, and the material of the dress being adapted to begathered or tucked beneath the plaits, whereby the dress may, in thismanner. be readily brougl'it to litdill'erently proper-- tioned women.

It a still further object oi the invlmlion to produce a wearing apparelfor women that is sel'li-ailjustablc or sel'li-litting with regard tothe hip, bustand waistline measnrements which shall be artistic inappearance, comparatiwily cheap to manu'l'm-tm'c and which shall be ofan extremely simple construction.

With the above and other objects in view the improvement resides in thecol1struction combii'iation and arrangement of parts set forth in the'l'ollowing s 'ieeiliazation and falling within the scope of theappended claims.

In the drawing:

Figure l is a view illustrating the improvement and lookin toward thefront thereof,

Fig. 2 is a similar view but illustrating the dress adjusted to a stoutfigure,

Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of Fig. 1,

Fig. 4 is a rear elevation cl Fig. one of the sections of the belt beingunfastcued,

Fig. 5 a sectional view approximalicl y on the line 55 of Fig. 1,

Fig. (3 is an enlarged elevation of a fragment of the inner portion ofthe dress at the belt line thereof,

Fig.7 is a sectional perspective view illustrating the manner in whichthe ends of the belt sections are connected and. the manner in which thesame are closed, and

Fig. 8 is a detail elevation oi? the strap As illustrated by thedrawings, the gas ment jl is of the one-piece type and is provided withan open. front.

The back of he garment from points adjacent to the sleeve thereof, topoints below the hip line is plaited, as at 52, the folds provided bythe plaits being slit/shed, as illustrated in the drawings, so that thebacl; oi the garn'icnt, between the said plaits is provided. with apanel 3.

The panel 3, at lhc 'aisl-line oi the garment is preferably providedwith a strap a; which adds lo the ornamcnlality oi the garment, and thedress, at the :l'olds l, thereof, inward oi the panel 3 is providralwith spaced openings S 5, the said openings being concealed by lheplaits :5, even when the said folds 1' ol' the dress are brought aconsiderable distance away from each other, as when the dress is worn bystout figures. The said strap is provided \vilh openings 5, the saidopenings being; concealed by tin: overlapping plaits Z.

Passing through the openings 5 are the bifurcated ends li---l.i o'l beltsections 7 and 8, the said bi'l'urralcd ends being sccpred lo the bar-l;of lhe dress, as clearly illustrated in Figs. 5 and 7 ol' the drawings.

The belt members pass through the re icrrcd to openings and each ol thesaid belt members or sections at its outer or free end is provided wilha butlon-hole 9.

lhc numeral 10 designates a strap or connecting member for the ends oilthe belt sections, the same prcl'erably having its outer face adjacentits ends provided with loops 11 through which. the ends oi the beltmembers pass and the said outer face is fun thcr provided with aplurality of spaced -of the wearer the material adjacent to the plaitsmay be folded and tucked beneath the plaits so that the dress canaccommodate itself to a comparatively slight figure, while, of course,less folds are necessary for larger figures. In any event all of thefolds are wholly concealed and from the above description when taken inconnection with the ack of the dress to the drawings, it will benoted-that the dress may be arranged to conform to the bust, hip andwaist measurements of various figures.

While the improvement has been illustrated and described as an outergarment for women, it is to be understood that the same is not to bethus restricted in its useful application as the same may be employedwith equal efliciency upon underwear, undergarments, petticoats, shirts,waists, coats, caps, bonnets, etc.

Having thus described the invention, what claim is:

1. An outer garment for women having a plaited back providing a panelbetween the laits, and adjustable means secured to the opposite sides ofthe plaits and crossing each other and arranged around the waist of thegarment, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. A garment for women comprising an open front and having a panel atthe back thereof extending from the shoulder to below the hip line ofthe garment, belt members at the waistline of the garment passingthrough openings in the back of the dress to the opposite sides of thepanel and connected to said dress, and adjustable securing means for thebelt members.

3. A dress for women having an open front and havin its back providedwith a pair of spaced p aits providing between the same a panel whichextends from the shoulder to the hip line of the dress, the dress at thefolds thereof to the rear of the plaited portions having openings at thewaistline thereof, a beltmember passing through each of the openings andhaving an inner bifurcated end, the said bifurcated ends of the beltmembers straddling each other and being secured to the back of the dressto the rear of the plaits, and means for connecting the ends of the beltmembers whereby to permit of portions of the garment being tuckedbeneath the plaits, as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

HELENE l-IOEHN.

